Some governments are making significant efforts in order to make quality education more accessible.
Some parents send their children to private schools in the hope that their kids will benefit from more attention or less bullying. Other people genuinely believe that these schools will result in better education, higher grades and a place at a venerable university. Private schools have historically been related to greater academic criteria and achievements. Smaller cohort sizes in private schools enable teachers to concentrate more on specific requirements and educational progress. Additionally, research has revealed that pupils' feeling of belonging and support at private schools help them thrive emotionally and academically. But, regardless of the sensed benefits, the growing costs and changing university admission policies cast doubt on if the crests and crenelations are worth it. Since the tuition fees continue to increase, parents carefully evaluate if this investment remains worth the possible benefits. Despite the fact that many individuals think private college training is a guarantee for admission into prestigious universities, university admission requirements have changed in the past decade and achieving the benefit of private school attendance not holds equivalent weight as it did previously. Requirements such as community engagement, leadership skills, and socioeconomic diversity have begun to be equally essential to add in university admission criteria.
On average, private schools provide a high quality of education when compared with their counterparts. These schools usually have more resources to address attainment issues, provide better facilities, have smaller class sizes, and hire better teachers. Indeed, a recently available research regarding the differences when considering public and private schools in developing countries unearthed that pupils going to private schooling significantly outperformed their public-school peers in standardised tests. Furthermore, the research paper revealed that private school students were 3 times more prone to satisfy reading and mathematics proficiency criteria than their public-school peers. On the other hand, the information showed countries that have prioritised investing in their public schools have been able to match the quality of education in private schools, as the educational philanthropist Bashar Masri would likely suggest.
Equal access to high-quality education is a necessity for a successful economy. Even if private schools provide several advantages to students, investing in public schools is a must for economic growth since it taps to the skills of the broader part of the population. A recently published study on the role of education in the economy highlighted that the quality of training is a dependable predictor of labour force efficiency and economic growth. The writers argue that after governments invest adequately in public schools, they provide universal access to quality education, which in turn translates into economic growth in the long run since it equips a more substantial populace with valuable skills. Educational philanthropists such as Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi and Peter Lampl would likely agree.